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Nursing Assistant - Medical Surgical - Full Time - Nights

Nursing Assistant - Medical Surgical - Full Time - Nights

Methodist Health SystemFremont, NE, US
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Job Opportunity At Methodist Fremont Health Hospital

Location : Methodist Fremont Health Hospital Address : 450 E 23rd St. - Fremont, NE

Work Schedule : 6 : 45pm to 7 : 15am, 36 hours per week w / rotating every third weekend. Helps patients by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs; providing comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring. Helps patients by cleaning and preparing treatment space while ensuring patient safety. Ask your recruiter / hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position :

  • Sign-on bonus
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Referral bonus
  • Shift differentials & other financial incentives
  • Tuition assistance
  • Academic sponsorship with Methodist College
  • Free Parking

Responsibilities : Essential Functions

1. Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer / patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment, as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria.

  • Gives individualized customer service / patient care.
  • Completes age specific competency assessment.
  • 2. Exhibits excellent interpersonal relations with patients, co-workers, physicians, and guests to ensure effective communications.

  • Responds to patient needs promptly and courteously.
  • Obtains feedback from patients and visitors regarding their hospital experience.
  • Communicates patient issues to the appropriate staff.
  • Maintains a positive attitude while responding to requests in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Communicates with other members of the health care team (food service, secretaries, housekeeping, etc.) as indicated.
  • Actively participates in report process.
  • 3. Completes clinical activities identified in the patient's plan of care to meet patients' comfort / activity / sleep needs and other clinical patient needs as delegated by professional staff.

  • Reports patient comfort needs to nurse in a timely manner.
  • Assures that skin is clean and dry.
  • Reports any noticed skin changes.
  • Provides personal care and assists with ADL (activities of daily living).
  • Provides assistance with repositioning, turning and chair transfers.
  • Assists as necessary with ambulation.
  • Completes vital signs per patient's plan of care.
  • Weighs patients per patient's plan of care.
  • Reinforce patient education.
  • Provides transportation assistance.
  • Reports any variation from patient's plan of care to professional staff.
  • Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspaper, mail.
  • 4. Documents all data collected, in Cerner and / or on worksheets, accurately, completely, and in a timely manner to provide an accurate record of patient activities and response to activities.

  • Documentation is completed in an ongoing basis prior to end of shift.
  • Documentation reflects patient's responses to activities according to patient's plan of care.
  • Documentation reflects care delivered.
  • 5. Provides housekeeping activities to contribute to a safe, efficient, effective and sanitary patient care environment.

  • Completes daily room cleaning according to established procedures for high dusting, vacuuming, mopping hard surface floors, disinfecting vertical surfaces, and spot cleaning vertical surfaces.
  • Keep rooms neat and tidy, free of clutter.
  • Removes trash and soiled linen from room each shift and as needed.
  • Maintains patient environment, such as spills and room temperature, or actively utilizes Integrated Services team to do so properly.
  • Distributes linens to servitors per par levels.
  • Straightens and restocks patient care areas per par levels.
  • Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspapers, mail, watering plants.
  • 6. Consistently recognizes and utilizes measures to provide for safe, efficient, patient care and work environment.

  • Answers Call Lights in a timely manner and response to the patient request and / or relays request to appropriate resource when necessary.
  • Performs other duties as delegated / under the direction of the professional staff.
  • Assures coverage of all duties when self or other staff are off the nursing unit.
  • Assists other team members when own work is complete.
  • Appropriately reports incidents.
  • Utilizes Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions infection control techniques correctly and consistently.
  • 7. Directly responsible to the staff nurse and assists in the care of the patient by performing delegated activities utilizing the reciprocal process of the 4 Rights of Delegation.

  • Right task (within the scope of practice, according to the job description, and based on the desired outcome, task routine, non-complex, low risk and predictable outcome).
  • Right person (assess competency by certification / licensure, job description, skills checklist, demonstrated skill).
  • Right communication (clear, concise, correct, complete).
  • Right feedback : The Reciprocal Process (timely, specific, checkpoints).
  • 8. Prepares exam rooms and equipment to facilitate treatment and examination of patients by setting up instruments / equipment and supplies.

  • Prepares exam rooms and medical equipment according to provider protocol 95% of the time.
  • Rooms are cleaned and prepped in a timely manner.
  • Independently manages all sterilization needs for department by working with sterile processing and ensures all equipment is retuned to the appropriate room / are within acceptable times.
  • 9. Maintains work areas to ensure healthy environment conditions by cleaning and organizing equipment, rooms and work spaces.

  • Organizes and maintains all clinical care stock.
  • Organizes, cleans, and restocks clinical care areas independently.
  • Keeps supplies up to date.
  • 10. Covers the front reception area as directed.

  • Serves as back up office assistant.
  • Answers phone professionally and utilizes message center as appropriate and accurately transcribes messages for providers from patients.
  • Assist with intake, scheduling, and other duties as assigned.
  • Schedule : 6 : 45pm to7 : 15am, 36 hours per week w / rotating every third weekend.

    Job Description : Job Requirements

    Education

  • High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) preferred.
  • Completion of first clinical rotation as Nursing Assistant preferred.
  • Successful completion of the 75-hour state approved Nurse Assistant course or 6 months Nurse Assistant experience required.
  • Will consider high school students 16 years or older who have completed the above requirements.
  • Experience

  • Previous customer service, cleaning, food service and / or patient related experience preferred.
  • One to three months on the job experience to learn hospital. procedures and work routines preferred.
  • Previous experience in patient care setting such as hospital, clinic or nursing home preferred.
  • Previous experience with direct patient contact preferred.
  • Orientation and on the job experience will be provided to learn hospital procedures and work routines.
  • License / Certifications

  • Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
  • Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

  • Require the ability to understand and carry out instructions, follow schedules, communicate information, read simple and clear instructions and complete reports.
  • Must be able to collect, record, and report patient needs to the appropriate caregiver.
  • Requires ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills commensurate with job description.
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